Giants report card: How we graded Big Blue in Week 1 preseason loss

The New York Giants fell to the Detroit Lions, 21-16, in Week 1 of the preseason and the Giants Wire team grades reflect that performance.

The New York Giants fell to the Detroit Lions on Friday night in the first week of the NFL preseason.

The 21-16 loss is not one that will be remembered as preseason outcomes mean next to nothing. It was a great chance for New York to see some of their fringe players and rookies and there was definitely a lot to like. However, things were not all rainbow and sunshine as there were definitely a lot of areas in need of improvement, especially starting with the offense.

Here’s a quick breakdown of what we saw during the game and how we graded the Giants in this loss.